Barrie, Ontario

Barrie
City (single-tier)
City of Barrie
Downtown Barrie from Kempenfelt Bay
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Motto: The People are the City
Barrie Location of Barrie
Coordinates: 44°24′48″N 79°40′48″W / 44.41333°N 79.68000°W / 44.41333; -79.68000
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Simcoe (independent)
First settled	End of War of 1812
Established	1837 (town)
Established	1853 (city)
Named for	Sir Robert Barrie
Wards	10 wards Ward 1 - Councillor B. Ainsworth Ward 2 - Councillor R. Romita Ward 3 - Councillor D. Shipley Ward 4 - Councillor B. Ward Ward 5 - Councillor P. Silveria Ward 6 - Councillor M. Prowse Ward 7 - Councillor J. Brassard Ward 8 - Councillor A. Khan Ward 9 - Councillor S. Morales Ward 10 - Councillor M. McCann
Government
• Mayor	Jeff Lehman
• Council	Barrie City Council
• MPP	Ann Hoggarth (Liberal)
• MP	Alex Nuttall (Conservative)
• MP	John Brassard (Conservative)
Area
• City (single-tier)	100.52 km2 (38.81 sq mi)
• Urban	171.53 km2 (66.23 sq mi)
• Metro	897.47 km2 (346.52 sq mi)
Elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Population (2011)
• City (single-tier)	136,063
• Density	1,753.6/km2 (4,542/sq mi)
• Urban	157,501
• Urban density	918.27/km2 (2,378.3/sq mi)
• Metro	187,013
• Metro density	208.3/km2 (539/sq mi)
• Ethnicity	Ethnic groups 92.1% White   2.9% Asian 0.6% Chinese 1.0% South Asian 0.4% Filipino 0.3% Southeast Asian 0.2% Arab 0.2% West Asian 2.2% Korean 0.1% Japanese   1.0% Black   0.7% Latin American   1.3% Multiracial 0.1% White and Chinese 0.1% White and South Asian 0.4% White and Black 0.1% White and Filipino 0.02% White and Southeast Asian 0.06% White and Arab 0.008% White and West Asian 0.01% White and Korean 0.008% White and Japanese 0.2% White and other/multiple visible minority 0.1% Multiple visible minority   2.1% Aboriginal and Other 1.9% Aboriginal 0.2% Other visible minority
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code	L4M-L4N
Area code(s)	705 and 249
Highways	Highway 400  Highway 26  Highway 27  Highway 90
Website	www.barrie.ca

Barrie is a city in Central Ontario, Canada, on the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent. It is part of the Huronia region of Central Ontario. Barrie is within the northern part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe, a densely populated and industrialized region of Ontario.

In 2011 census, the city's population was originally reported as 135,711, making it the 34th largest in Canada. The city's 2011 population was subsequently revised to 136,063. The Barrie census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 187,013 residents, making it the 21st largest CMA in Canada.

At its inception, Barrie was an establishment of houses and warehouses at the foot of the Nine Mile Portage from Kempenfelt Bay to Fort Willow, an aboriginal transportation route that existed centuries before Europeans came to Simcoe County. The portage linked Kempenfelt Bay through Willow Creek, connecting Lake Simcoe to the Nottawasaga River which flows into Georgian Bay off Lake Huron.

Barrie played an integral role in the War of 1812. During the War, the city became a supply depot for British forces, and in addition, the Nine Mile Portage was adopted by the British Military as a key piece of their supply line which provided a strategic path for communication, personnel, and vital supplies and equipment to and from Fort Willow and Georgian Bay / Lake Huron. Today, the Nine Mile Portage is marked by signs along roads in Barrie and in Springwater Township. You can follow the scenic path from Memorial Square all the way to Fort Willow.

The city was named in 1833 after Sir Robert Barrie, who was in charge of the naval forces in Canada and frequently commanded forces through the city and along the Nine Mile Portage.